Benjamin Gardner

Published Tuesday, November 13, 2001

Benjamin Franklin Gardner, 90, St. Augustine, died Nov. 11, 2001, at Mariner Health Care Center. He was born in Key West, and he had lived here most of his life. He retired from the Florida East Coast Railway, where he served as a supervisor. After his retirement, he worked as a Realtor.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Craig Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing may make a donation, in his memory, to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 2131 Mango Place, Jacksonville, 32207.

Survivors include his wife of nine years, Juanita Gardner; one daughter, Linda Lee Gardner, Gainesville; a stepson, Herbert Mier, St. Augustine; one sister, Ann Gato, Charleston, S.C.; and two brothers, William and Edward Gardner, Key West.